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World's best renowned Indian women scientists.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 2 Mar 2013 21:28:00 +0530

In men dominated world there are many women also. In every field women are doing much better than men and that's why they have received these position that i am honored to present their name proudly here. Here is a list of world's best renowned Indian women scientists who have achieved a lot in their research field.

Janaki Ammal Edavaleth Kakkat(1897 - 1984): She was a well known Indian botanist. Her field of scientific research includes cytogenetics and geography.

Bindu A Bambah (born in 1957 at Amritsar, Punjab): She is an Indian theoretical physicist. She was a Scientific research Associate at The Center for European Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva. Her published book, "Women in Physical Sciences- From Followers to Leaders", was very much appreciated by critics.

Maharani Chakravorty (born in 1937 at Bhagalpur, Bihar): She is a molecular biologist from India who did intense research in genetic engineering field. Maharani chakravorty was well known for organizing the first laboratory course on 'Recombination DNA' techniques in Asia and far East in the year 1981.

She was awarded with 'Y.S Narayan Rao award',and 'J.C. Sengupta memorial award' for her excellent work in the field of molecular biology and genetic engineering.

Anna Mani (1918 - 2001): Anna Mani was a pioneer physicist who did intense work in the field of meteorological instrumentation and solar radiation. She retired as deputy Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department but kept on working till her last breath.

Present top women scientists of India are as follows:

Tessy Thomas (born in 1964 in Kerala):
Tessy Thomas is a famous ISRO scientist who is popularly tagged as a 'Missile lady' due to her association with the successful launch of Agni series of missiles.
Who would not know Tessy Thomas after the successful testing of Agni IV missile in 2011? She was also the Project Director for Agni-V missile in Defense Research and Development Organisation, which was successfully launched on 19 April 2012. She is the first woman scientist of India who headed a missile project.
She was honored with 'Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award' for her outstanding contribution in the field of missile technology in India.
She is warm-hearten, down-to-earth type of person who takes pride in living her dream with responsibility, she is sure a role model for all of us. She is popularly known as a 'Missile lady' and 'Agni putri'. We salute this lady of power who balances everything with a sweet smile and strong determination.

Usha Barwale Zehr:
Usha Barwale Zehr, aged 50, works for Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited, Jalna. She is one of the most talented researchers in the field of Botany. She produced India's first genetically modifies Bt brinjal. Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company came to limelight in the year 2000 for her major efforts in producing this genetically modified food.
In the year 2010, Government gave clearance to this genetically modified brinjal but it will take some time before this modified vegetable could be sold commercially. We salute Usha Barwale for her efforts and contribution in the field of Indian botanical research.

Paramjit Khurana:
Paramjit Khurana, aged 54, works for the Department of Plant Molecular Biology at Delhi University. She takes pride in developing 'All-weather Seeds' with her intense research and experimentation. She is one of the leading ladies in the field of plant genomics. Moved by the plight of farmers who largely depends on weather for their crop production, she developed hybrid variety of special strains of rice, wheat and mulberry. Her seeds are drought resistance and have huge tolerance for heat, stress and ultra violet radiation; normal seeds usually get destroyed due to drought and intense heat of the sun but her new invented strains shows tolerance for these limiting factors. Government has given clearance to her research production and we can expect modified mulberry seeds, developed by her, to hit the commercial market within four years. Her firm belief in her work and a strong determination let her go on with her work irrespective of limited grants. We salute her for her hard work and strong determination.

Mitali Mukerji:
Mitali Mukerji, aged 43, is another lady of strength. She works for Institute of Genomics and integrative Biology, Delhi. Her work largely deals with personalized medicine. She is well known for the intense research on human genomics and the medicinal implications. According to her thesis, 'The variation in genomes of humans will lead to the identification of triggers for various diseases and its proper management'. She has faced a lot of resistance during her initial days of research but her strong belief in her project let her move on with confidence. We all salute her for her 'don't give up nature'.

Charusita Chakravarty:
Charusita Chakravarty is a 47 years old enigmatic personality who marked her presence in the field of science and technology. She works in Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi Water World. Her research is based on DNA proteins. Struggling with shortage of research funds, she is still doing her best. She is intensely studying the basis of molecules and how a change in this molecular base affects the behavior DNA proteins. We salute her continuous dedication.

How to improvise the PC gaming experience forever with some inputs?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 2 Mar 2013 21:15:00 +0530

Here is the list of 4 hardware which can change your gaming experience forever. If you ever have thought about to get in to the game as you are playing there on your own then these are the hardware which you must have so that you can feel the latest version of technical gaming support.

Mechanical keyboards

The phrase mechanical keyboard might sound a bit steam punk and retro, but the technology isn't all that different to the hardware you're using right now. The majority of current keyboards operate by having a rubberized membrane positioned under each key, with contact points that connect every time you press a key and push the two sides together. Mechanical keyboards operate on similar principles, but instead of pushing down a membrane, each key has an individual micro switch beneath it.

Being substantially more expensive to make than 'membrane' keyboards, it's been decades since the mechanical style were normal, or even widely available - but recently they've come back into fashion as accessories aimed at high-end garners. This is because mechanical keyboards offer improved sensory feedback. In a membrane-based keyboard, you usually know you've pressed a key because you see something happen on screen, or feel the key bottom out. In a mechanical keyboard, the micro switches give minute tactile and auditory feedback when they're activated, which allows you type quicker, giving you a slight edge when gaming.
Admittedly, it's not something you'll necessarily notice unless you're some kind of cyber-athlete, but there is added value in that typing on micro switches is an inherently satisfying experience - the computer equivalent of writing on banana skin using a Biro In addition to that, they automatically have anti-ghosting capabilities. This allows you to hold down multiple keys at once without fear of the input being lost. The majority of membrane-style keyboards can handle no more than three keys at once. Mechanical keyboards can handle far more, which is ideal for setting up multi-key macros or inputting several commands simultaneously.

Mechanical keyboards are also longer-lived and more resilient than membrane-based keyboards, with each key rated for as many as 50 million presses compared to 1-5-million on membrane keyboards. However, mechanical keyboards can also be heavy and they are more vulnerable to spillages, because the circuits aren't sealed by a single rubber membrane. Potentially the largest down side is that the switches are much noisier than most keyboards, which has the potential irritate those around you in communal settings. If that's likely to be a problem, there are some models that offer low-noise versions.

So if I've convinced you to get one of these a high-end gaming keyboard, what are the options?

Steel Series 6G v2 - The Steel Series 6Gv2 is based on the popular Cherry MX Black micro switches found in many gaming keyboards, meaning they're smooth and quiet, and thus an familiar choice for anyone thinking of upgrading into the realm of mechanical keyboards. A proprietary Steel Series key replaces the left-hand Windows key, partly to prevent you accidentally opening the start menu while gaming, and partly to give easy access to a function-modifier that turns fts function keys into media keys.

As mechanical keyboards go, this one's all about the micro switches - don't expect to see extras like USB hubs or audio pass-through. Indeed, it even lacks any height-adjustment features, although it is more angled than the majority of keyboards by default. Minimalist is the word, although its micro switches are silent (i.e. very quiet, for micro switches) and the shell is made of rather sturdy iron-infused plastic. When it's connected by USB, it provides a six key rollover but if plugged into a PS/2 port there's no limit to the amount of keys it'll detect simultaneously.

It's certainly not the most complex peripheral on the market, but if you just want to find out what the fuss is over mechanical keyboards, it's a reliable name and a fine example of one.

Razer BlackWidow - The Razer Black Widow uses Cherry MX Brown micro switches, which are also quiet, but give a more easily felt tactile response (FYI, those wanting the full loud and tactile experience should look for Cherry MX Blue switches). As keyboards go, it's got plenty of extras garners will appreciate — a pass-through audio jack and USB port, for example. It also offers a six key rollover via a USB connection, but sadly there's no PS/2 option, which might put off more dedicated garners.

Gaming keyboards

If you're less bothered about fidelity and more interested in features, there are still gaming keyboards available that might want to consider. These use the more familiar membrane design, meaning they're not as expensive as fully micro switched mechanical keyboards, but they also support all sorts of additional features that might not be found on their bog standard cousins.

Back lights, for example, are popular additions to gaming keyboards, reflecting the tradition of gaming to be done in dimly lit rooms so as to enhance the visuals. Keyboard back lights tend to be are unobtrusive, deep colors such as red or blue, and aid the player in finding the right keys despite the potentially light-free environment. More advanced examples may have customization colors, or multiple brightness levels.

You'll also find additional keys, beyond the 101 standard ones — most likely programmable function keys, for macro-inputs bound to proprietary or complex keyboard commands for certain games, or media keys that allow you to control things like audio volume and even screen brightness. While one of the most important things about a Gaming keyboard is that it looks the part, many also have anti-ghosting capabilities to allow multiple key presses which sets them apart functionally (as well as visually) from a normal, run-of the-mill keyboard.

Unlike mechanical keyboards, gaming models are rarely much more complex or well-engineered than the average keyboard, but that does make them significantly more affordable. Don't expect to spend more than £30-f 50 even on the best!

To give you an idea of what hardware you should be aiming for if you want a gaming keyboard, here are two I recommend:

Microsoft Sidewinder X4 - The Microsoft Sidewinder brand has long been associated with affordable, but feature-packed, gaming peripherals and the Sidewinder X4 keyboard is no exception. Packing in tonnes of functionality it's stylish and reasonably priced, making it an ideal choice for people who want a gaming keyboard AND something that looks vaguely like it could be used for actual typing. Gaming-related extras include six programmable macro keys down the left-hand side, a row of multimedia keys across the top, and a pleasantly subtle red back light that can be brightened or dulled depending on your preference. With selectable memory profiles and the ability to detect up to 26 simultaneous key presses it can be confidently relied on to play just about any game you throw at it. Its unapologetic mid-range, but unassailable good value for being so.

Saitek Cyborg v7 - Garners more interested in a higher-end keyboard are likely to be interested in Saitek's latest: the Cyborg v7. Despite the fact that it looks like it fell off the set of a 1980s sci-fi movie (indeed it's rare in the computing industry to find a name so aposite), this is a gamers keyboard at heart. Its distinctive design comes with 12 extra Cyborg keys, split down the left and right of the keyboard, which can be reprogrammed to correspond with any input you like. For that matter, so can any other key, because its fully configurable.

How configurable, you might ask? Well, the backlights for each key can shine in any of 5 different colors, allowing you to color code various functions, and brightness can be adjusted from the lighting control touch-panel at the top of the keyboard. Indeed, to prove how serious this keyboard is about gaming, the WASD and spacebar keys are coated with metal for extra protection against wear and tear. Now that's the kind of commitment every gamer wants to see.

Gaming mice

A good mouse is essential for any PC gamer but, much like gaming keyboards, gaming mice have the potential to look crazy and cost a lot. There are good reasons for that, though. Gaming mice tend to pack in features you wouldn't dream of seeing in other, more conventional input devices - like the ability to reconfigure the optical polling speeds on the fly means you can go from wide to fine input in seconds (perfect for lining up that headshot at the last moment). Meanwhile, adjustable weights allow you to select the most comfortable feel for you, rubber grips are often included so that your hand stays firmly in place and some even allow you to adjust the angle at which your hand rests!

As you'd expect, gaming mice are also packed with buttons, which can be bound to keypresses or used in Windows as extra browser keys. The difference between wired and wireless mice is hotly debated, with some garners decrying the potential lag and battery requirements of wireless peripherals, and others upset with the idea of tethering their mouse with an easily trapped cord. Whichever your preference, the lack of consensus means that high-end mouse market should be able to fill it.

So, which gaming mice are worth getting hold of?

Sidewinder X8 - It might not look particularly impressive, but the Sidewinder X8s more conventional design could conceivably appeal to a larger section of the market more than the bizarre future-industrial approach favorite by some other manufacturers - especially if you're expecting to use it in a non-gaming context. Sleeker and smoother than previous incarnations, the Sidewinder X8 handles more comfortably as a result, making it worth paying a little more for.

As well as looking better than earlier versions, the X8 features seven buttons and adds Microsoft's new BlueTrack laser technology, which means that it performs well even on previously problematic surfaces. This helps to eliminate the lag that can plague other wireless gaming mice. A detachable power cable means you can plug it in to charge without having to stop using it, which is a welcome idea (and it means there are no more 'I forgot to put it in the cradle!' mishaps).

It's slightly more expensive than you might want to spend on a mouse that doesn't look especially flash, but if you do want a functional gaming mouse that doesn't look like it just dropped off a robot, this is well worth considering.

Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 9 - It might be the most expensive mouse this side of Disney, but the Mad Catz R.A.T. 9 both looks and feels the part. Despite being wireless, response times are as close to zero as you could reasonably ask for, and even though its battery-powered (you get two, so you can charge one in the supplied dock, and hot-swap to the other if it runs out) it's still light and sleek. Indeed, you can actually add or remove up to 30 grams of weighting to make sure its pitched just right for you. Rubber grips ensure you never miss that critical moment, while adjustable panels mean that you can even mould it to your hands preferred shape. The precision mode is a true hardcore gaming feature, temporarily slowing the input speed for greater accuracy while the total of seven buttons is more than adequate for any game. Admittedly expensive, but it's quite clearly worth it.

Gaming controllers

The final gaming peripheral is one that some PC gamers eschew altogether, but in a world where games are designed for games consoles first and then ported to the PC, it makes sense to use the input device they were programmed for. And that means a game controller.

Controllers are fairly uniform these days, sporting two analogue sticks, at least 11 buttons (plus two on the sticks) and a d-pad. Extra features might include turbo switches or additional, programmable buttons, but these are rarely as useful as they sound. Really, the qualities to value are comfort, precision and quality — and with those criteria in mind, there's one controller that stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of the PC market...

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (Wireless) - The Xbox 360's controller is, quite simply, the best ever produced. A rare example of Microsoft getting something completely right, and managing to synergize between its Xbox and Windows platforms. The controller itself is light but sturdy, comfortable to hold even for long periods, and easy to use — simply, it has all the strengths of its console counterpart.

The only downside is that as soon as you plug it into a PC, it starts competing with other PC controllers, rather than other console ones, and for that reason it can look unashamedly basic. Don't expect much in the way of programmable buttons, for instance, and if you don't buy the charge kit it'll tear through batteries in no time. On the other hand, ever other PC controller you'll find is effectively trying to be this one, and sometimes the no-frills approach is best of all.

Frankly to get to grips with a design this perfect you'd put up with far worse crimes than not trying very hard, and that's the only one this can be accused of.

Saitek Cyborg v5 Rumble Pad - What if you don't want an Xbox controller? One of the few that truly competes is the Saitek Cyborg v5, which is fully compatible with the PC and Xbox 360. Chiefly, it is a controller with customization at its heart. Although it largely mimics Microsoft's official controller, the Cyborg v5s best gimmick is that you can rotate the left d-pad & stick module to suit your preference, eliminating the argument of whether it's better to go Microsoft or Sony-style.

And even further than that, when you use it with a PC every button can be directly mapped to any keyboard control you like. As the name suggests, it also has a rumble/vibration function (which does work with the PC - not all of them do). Its priced reasonably well — certainly, there are cheaper gamepads that are almost as good, but the amount of customization available makes it worth paying a little bit extra for.

How to get Job in Air Traffic control in India?(For engineers and M.sc)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 2 Mar 2013 13:27:00 +0530

If you want to give one of the most challenging job a shot, than along with tremendous mental strength and capability to take decision in split seconds , ready to work in odd hours then you are perhaps made of the stuffs that make an air traffic controller. Like most Air Traffic controllers today you may end up loving the job and enjoy air traffic controlling for the sheer involvement of challenges in the job.

What an air traffic controller does in a typical day?

An air traffic controllers job description includes lots of multitasking. Air traffic controllers have to manage aircraft through all aspects like ensuring timely arrivals and departure of the flight with safety. Of course they use navigation and surveillance to communicate advice, information and instruction to air-craft pilots via radio.

Air Traffic controllers work from Air traffic control towers and area controls. There are several work areas for Air traffic controllers like tower controllers, Area controllers and approach controllers. These division of work areas are defined by the position of aircraft that is controlled by air traffic controllers. For example area controllers' duty is to communicate and instruct the pilot while the aircraft is in mid-ar. They use radar to track the exact position, maintaining proper distance from other air-crafts to ensure safety on the route etc.

Approach controllers work is to take over from area controllers when the aircraft is approaching the airport. Their duty is to make the clearest, safest and the most fuel-efficient way for landing.

Air Traffic controller in the form a Tower controller has to guide pilots for a safe landing. While maintaining communication with other safety measure the tower controllers have to do a lot of multitasking because at a busy airport there are lots of air-crafts seeking to depart and arrive at the same time.
Some busy airports also have both Air control and ground control officers.

Typical work activities of an air traffic controller includes

Communicate via rado or radar to the aircraft pilot.
Guiding the movement of aircraft from one airport to another.
To instructing aircraft to climb or descend and informing about final navigation level.
To provide weather conditions like visibility to the aircraft.
Providing the most fuel and time-efficient route i.e, the shortest path available.
Controlling movement in runways including ground movement in the runways.

How to be an Air Traffic controller

ATCOs are recruited by airports Authority of India a PSU under Civil Aviation Ministry of Indian Government. The selection process of Air Traffic Controllers in India quite long. These are the basic educational qualification if a person wants to be an Air Traffic controller can have some alternatives.

Eligibility criteria are

Engineering degree in Electronics or Telecommunications or Radio Engineering or electrical Engineering with specialization in Electronics with 60% marks.
M.Sc Degree or its equivalent with wireless Communication, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as a Special subject. equivalent with First class.
Age limit for entry level posts in Air Traffic Controllers jobs is minimum 21 to maximum 27 years.
There are standard reservation policy for recruitment of Air Traffic controllers which applies for SC/ST/OBC/Ex-Servicemen. But no reservation for Physically Handicapped candidates please excuse.

The selection process for the job of Air Traffic Controller in India.

In India Air Traffic Controllers are recruited by Airport Authority of India
The selection process involves Four stages viz., Written test, Voice Test and Medical tests and personal Interview.

The written test:
There are 50% questions on subjects relating to prescribed educational qualification.
50% questions will be based on General Knowledge, General Intelligence, General Aptitude and English etc.
A Voice test

Personal Interview: Personal interview is like any other job interview which assess the overall personality of the candidate, decision making ability and much more.

Medical fitness will be as per ICAO Annex-1.

Conclusion

The job of Air Traffic Controller is of the most challenging job of the world. The person seeking a career in air traffic control should be extremely balanced person who has the ability to handle tremendous stress involved in the job. The perks are amazing if one can be extremely devotional to the work responsibilities and can adapt to ever increasing safety guidelines, learning materials and above all stiff rules and regulations.

Futuristic plannings for the gadgets which can change the world around you.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:22:00 +0530

It's not hard to see why everyone is dreaming about the future as a place markedly different from present. Dramatic improvements in technology and a better understanding of science let people dream about a better world, and created a whole new genre of books: science fiction. Led by Jules Verne in the 19th century, these novels told of strange new worlds, creatures and ways of living, and told stories in ways that had never been seen before.Dreams of the future went ballistic in the 1950s, pushed by the technological advances of World War II. This conflict had seen the world move from basic propeller-driven planes to jet engines, introduced guided missiles that would pave the way to the moon, and demonstrated the terrifying power of the nuclear bomb. And after all the horror and deprivation of the war years, humanity was rather keen to look forward, rather than back.

These incredible advances led to some staggering views of the future and an explosion of science-fiction novels and films, all showing how we'd be living in the future. These depictions haven't always been accurate. If they were, we'd now be living on the moon driving flying cars and being waited on by robot companions.Before we get too dismissive, however, we shouldn't assume that these things won't ever happen, merely that the time frames may be quite a long way out. Over the next few pages, we're going to look at some past technology predictions and find out when we can realistically expect to see such technology in everyday life. We'll also be looking at some of the technologies that Hollywood and science fiction managed to predict correctly, and so get an idea of what exciting technology lies ahead.

The futuristic flying car.

For as long as we've had the car, we've pretty much had traffic jams. While motorways were designed to save us from the dreaded tailbacks, all they've really done is given us more miles of roads to have traffic jams on.

It's no surprise that people have dream of flying cars, so they can switch to flight mode, take to the skies and leave the traffic behind them. Flying cars have been the stock of science fiction for years, with appearances in Blade Runner (set in 2019) and in Back to the Future fart U's Dionysian 2015. Flying cars have also been the staple of future-looking articles, with research in the 1950s predicting that by now we'd be living in a traffic-free world thanks to flying vehicles.

So, with all that desire for flying cars, where are they? Well, the answer is a little more complicated than you might think. Technically, the first flying car was invented in 1949, although the Mouton Taylor Aerocar isn't perhaps what you'd expect. It was a regular street car, which towed a fold-up aeroplane section that could be physically attached to the car. Changing from driving mode to flight mode took about five minutes, and involved folding the wings out and attaching the propeller to the propeller shaft at the front of the car. Once converted, the Aerocar had a top airspeed of 110 miles per hour. So technically it was a flying car, but its conventional wingspan meant it had to take off and land at a traditional airport. It was also difficult to transform from a car to plane.

From 2013, the flying car will finally become a reality thanks to the Terrafugia Transition, a modern take on the Aerocar. While the Terrafugia flying car needs a runway at least 518m long to take off and land, its automatic folding wings make it easy to convert to flying mode. With a cruising speed of 105m ph and a range of 490 miles, you could cover most of the UK without having to refuel. However, it's still more of a car that transforms into a plane, rather than a true flying car. The closest we've come to the science- fiction vision of the future, driving like a normal car and taking to the skies without wings, is the Moller Skycar, which is designed for vertical take-off and landing, just as you'd expect from the car of the future There have been demonstrations of the car hovering, but it's never been seen actually flying. With financial problems at the company, it's looking extremely unlikely that the Skycar will take to the air any time soon.

Lots of problems have to be overcome before the perfect flying car can be made, and the result isn't going to be cheap. For the time being, the vehicle that can take off vertically and escape the traffic remains stuck in the world of science fiction.

Jet pack similar to Vice city and San Andreas.

If we can't have flying cars, how about jet packs instead, so we can take to the skies and fly to work? As well as being popular in science fiction, with heroes such as the Racketeer setting the pace way back in 1938, the jet pack has also been taken seriously by governments and aviation firms. Technically speaking, the jet pack is just one form of personal flying device. Others include rocket packs, jump packs that use compressed gas and personal helicopters. For simplicity, we'll stick with the term 'jet pack'.

Actual jet packs date back to World War II, when the Germans invented the Himmelstürmer (or sky stormer), which used two Schmidt pulse jet tubes strapped to the pilot. Using this device the jet pack operator could make jumps of up to 60 meters, reaching altitudes of around 15 meters. The device was used to help engineers cross minefields and barbed wire. After the war, the Himmelstürmer was handed over to Bell Aerosystems. Further development took place, with the technology famously making its way into the 1965 James Bond film, 'Thunder ball'. However, although the jet pack is real, it's never been very practical. Most models are difficult to control and offer short flying times, making them largely impractical for anything other than small hops.

Alternative designs, such as Yves Rossy's jet wing pack, which uses a jet pack with wings that fold out, require the pilot to be dropped from a plane and need a parachute for landing. Still, ranges are better and speeds can be impressive; Rossy managed to cross the 22 miles of the English Channel in just over nine minutes using his wing pack. A wing pack such as this might be fine for extreme sports enthusiasts, but for most people a more realistic method of transport would be a personal helicopter that you strap to your back. Several products along these lines are in development, including the Japanese GEN H-4, which has had limited hovering demos, although no firm release date has been announced. Part of the problem with any jet pack is that it will need to be licensed in each country in which it's used, and it's likely that you'll need a pilot's license to fly one. So they may be real, but don't expect them to replace your car any time soon.

Driver less cars an automatic sensor system

While science fiction has toyed with the idea of the self-driving car for years, the reality is more complicated. In an effort to get the idea up and running, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a Grand Challenge for fully autonomous vehicles at the end of the last century. Autonomous means a car that drives itself with no outside guidance. It has to steer, drive, brake and negotiate hazards entirely on its own. The first Grand Challenge took place in the Mojave desert in 2004; the competitors, fielded mainly by university research departments, looked like wheeled boxes of wires, festooned with cameras, sensors and aerials. Not one of them actually completed the 150-mile course.

The 7.36-mile course in 2005 was more difficult, with 100 right and left turns, sheer drops and tunnels. Five of the 23 starters finished. In 2007, the Challenge was held at George Air Force Base in Southern California, where competitors negotiated 60 miles of buildings, vehicles, sidewalks and traffic lights against the clock, while observing the rules of the road. Six competitors were successful and the winner of the $2 million prize was the Chevrolet Tahoe, from the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.Although the DARPA Challenge hasn't been held since, research into making an autonomous car a reality has continued. The prize is enormous. In theory, the self-driving cars would never have an accident, never grow tired on the motorway and never suffer from road rage. It will drop you at your destination and park itself and, when you want to go home, you could whistle for it like a digital, petrol-powered version of Roy Roger's horse, Trigger. Now how much would the world pay for one of those?

So when stories of a self-driving Google car appeared three years ago, the world held its breath, while lawyers licked their lips at the thought of an accident claim against the search-engine colossus in the event of its self-driving car running amok. Google has admitted to testing the driver less car for over 300,000 miles on US roads, 50,000 of them autonomously, although two engineers were always on board in case of a malfunction.On 1st March 2012, the state of Nevada put into effect a law concerning the operation of driver less cars, allowing them to be tested on public roads provided there's someone behind the wheel, so that a htnian can take over in the event of a problem. In May 2012, it issued the first license for a driver less car: a Toyota Prius modified with Google's driver less technology.

Legal issues notwithstanding, car manufacturers have also kept working on the problem of the self-driving car. Ford, for example has kept the project alive at its research Center in Aachen, Germany. The results include intelligent cruise control systems that maintain a set distance from the car in front, and blind-spot warning systems as seen on the new Ford Focus. Professor Dr Pim van der Jagt, MD of the Aachen Center believes the autonomous car is some way off yet, however."The biggest problem is the range of different scenarios that a car might have to deal with," he says. "The average drive' will travel half a million miles between an accident and, as long as he or she is fully focused, they are probably safer than a system that, in certain conditions, might try to take over driving and make the wrong decision." Volkswagen, too, has worked on autonomous systems, and in 2006 produced the Golf GTI 53+1 (Herbie, the film-star VW Beetle, carried the number 53), which could beat a human driver over a set course.

The latest results of its research were unveiled in March 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show) when an autonomous Audi US coupe rumbled across the stage in front of scores of disbelieving journalists. The Audi is a technology demonstrator for Audi's 'Urban Mobility' project, which involves experts at VW's Palo Afto research laboratory and Stanford University, California, which itself was an entrant in the DARPA Challenges. The U was chosen because its existing systems — electronically controlled twin- clutch gearbox, drive-by-wire engine throttle and electronic power steering — are the raw requirements of a self-driving car. A measure of how things have progressed the first DARPA Challenge, however, is that the Audi looked just like a normal production car, and the computer hardware involved is scarcely larger than that in a standard laptop.

The Audi's two computers were mounted in the boot, one running safety algorithms using Oracle Real Time Java, the other running vehicle dynamics algorithms, which, with a differential GPS system, allows the car to respond to different surfaces, speeds and conditions and stay within 2cm of a Centre line on a normal road. To prove it, in September 2010, the US made its own way up the formidable 20km Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado, USA.Michael Dick, Audi's head of technical development, said: "Projects such as these provide us with fundamental information for the driver assistance systems of tomorrow".While Google wants to exploit its maps and street-view systems in an autonomous driving scheme and the military wants to deploy autonomous fighting vehicles, for people in the real world, the legal implications of an accident in a self-driving car rule it out for the moment. So is there any point in this research?

One of the first uses of this type of technology might be in trains of cars electronically linked together to steer, accelerate and brake simultaneously. The first trial of such a system goes back to an experiment in San Diego in 1989, in which it was predicted that such 'platooning' could potentially achieve a four-fold increase in motorway capacity.The Sussex-based engineering group Ricardo is currently working with Volvo on a modern version of platooning called the Sartre project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment). This electronically locks cars together just one meter apart in high-speed convoys behind a driver in a truck or a bus, and uses radar, Wi-Fi and 3G phone systems to find, join and leave such convoys in safety. Volvo claims the system could result in up to 20 per cent fuel savings, from the consistent speeds achieved and superior aerodynamics.

As of May 2012, the Sartre Road Trains project had demonstrated three vehicles driving autonomously behind a truck for 124 miles at 50mph, with all the vehicles just six meters apart.Another result could be cars that automatically steer themselves to the side of the road should the driver suffer a heart attack. BMW is working on such a system as part of a German research project, although engineers admit that the current GPS systems don't have the millimeter-perfect resolution required and that current radar and laser ranging systems need to be smaller, more accurate and cheaper in order to make such a system viable.

For the moment, self-driving cars are way out of the reach of ordinary drivers, but the technology is constantly improving, and new models are gradually introducing more and more automation.

Teleportation from one place to another.

Why spend hours traveling when you can just teleport yourself to where you want to go instead? That's the ultimate dream of teleportation, most famously realized in Star Trek's transporter. Teleportation takes each atom in an object and sends it, without traversing the distance between, to a new location. In other words, an object disappears from one place and appears in another.The good news is that teleportation is entirely possible; the bad news is that the scale is very small and revolves around single particles. How teleportation works in the real world is down to a process known as quantum entanglement

I don't have the space here to explain it in full, even the bits we do understand, but basically two particles interact and then become intertwined. When you examine one particle and measure a single property, such as the spin (up or down), then the exact opposite reaction will be measurable on the other particle. The clever bit is that this remains the case even when the particles have been separated miles apart.Knowing this and understanding how to manipulate it forms the basis of what's known as quantum teleportation. There are drawbacks to the process, however. First, an entangled pair of particles has to be created and then distributed to two locations. Distribution is the really difficult part, as it's easy for the particles to become dis entailed. Once done, the process of manipulating the entangled particles can begin, forcing one particle to take the characteristics of the other teleportation.

The process has been successfully demonstrated in lab conditions, with Chinese physicists transporting photons over a distance of 97km. Unfortunately, it's unlikely the technology will ever apply to teleporting people, due to the complexity of the human body. A typical human body has 7*1027 atoms in it, or a 7 followed by 27 zeros. Each atom would have to be transported and assembled in the correct order at the other end — let's face it, it's going to get messy.

CBSE class 12th board examination preparation tips.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:16:00 +0530

As we all are aware of this thing that CBSE is one of the important board in our country and is having a great importance in every part of the country. As you have prepared or preparing for your boards, here are some tips for you guys so that you can polish your learning and can get 100% outcome of your hard work. CBSE is now become more important because of the introduction of JEE-MAINS.

Importance of CBSE board examination.

In India we have 10+2 system of education. This means 10th and 12th are two points where we can decide path for next education and so for our career. Admissions to 11th standards in good colleges will given on your 10th percentage and your your percentage in 12th will be counted when you apply for your higher education. Due to this concept this exam have gained a lot of importance and your value and your position in society will be decided based on the percentage in CBSE board exam.

How to prepare for CBSE board exams?

There are many ways to study surely not the one. Which way to adopt; completely depends upon you. Some students may prefer to discuss various topic and concepts in books while others may be interested in through reading of same concept or topic. So it is not about the perfect way but it is about most suitable for you. Depending upon your area of comfort and suitability for you can choose one of the way to study for CBSE board exams:

Throughly Reading the chapters and Understanding the concepts :
Ask Questions to your teachers and friends:
Group discussion is the best way:
Make your Time Table and provide equal importance to every subject:
Practice makes a man perfect:

Mathematical problems.
Problems in Science subjects.
English Composition.
English Grammar.

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New criteria for the selection in IIT and other government institutes(2013)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:48:00 +0530

IIT-Indian Institute of Technology is ranked no.1 institute in India. But now the criteria of selection has totally changed and AIEEE exam is also over for ever. Now there will be two exams named MAINS and ADVANCE and going to be held on April and June respectively. If you are opting engineering as a career then this information is extremely important for you.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Every one who wants to be an engineer thought to get the selection in IIT but now the selection criteria has now totally changed. how ?

Types of exam

See, First of all there will be no AIEEE exam. Now there will be two exams :-
1.MAINS exam and 2.ADVANCE exam.

How these exams are going to be conducted. ?

Every one is allowed to give Mains exam and this exam is going to be conducted on 1st week of april(expected date 7th april).
The toughness level of this paper will be similar to AIEEE paper. So to prepare for this exam you have to study and prepare the questions similar to the Miscellaneous exercise question of our book.
There is a bad new that this exams are going to be held just after finishing our 12th Board exams. Hardly 10 days will left to prepare for these exams..

Now to give next exam you must be under the 20% percentile.OR you can say that you must be lying under top 20% of your own board.
percentile differ from board to board.
it is 78% for CBSE student. Which means that if you are not able to achieve this much % in your exam then you are not able to give the next exam. Moreover, to give the next exam you must be lying in top 1,50,000 rank (Board+Mains).
if you lie with in 20% percentile and in top 1,50,000 rank then you are able to give the ADVANCE EXAM.
The date of this exam is fixed and it is going to be held on 2nd of June.
the toughness level of the paper will be similar to those of IIT-JEE exam. This is going to be tough one.
after all these exams rank will be re-calculated (12th board+MAINS+ADVANCE) and top 1,50,000 are going to be selected in Government collages. FOR IIT YOUR RANK MUST BE IN MINIMUM OF 8,000.

What else if not selected. ?

Every one wants to be selected in good engineering collage and many students are attracted towards IIT. But few intelligent students are selected their. Chances of being selected their is very less even for a school topper.
But what to do if you are not selected in IIT or any other government collage or i should simply say that you are not in top 1,50,000 students and still wants do engineering in a good and reputed collage or Institute then you can apply for BITS which is a well known institute and can get a good placement. There will be separate exam for this and its date is not announced yet.

HOW TO PREPARE. ?

If you aim is to be a student of IIT only and working very hard for it then don't forget to do previous year questions.
Not even a single question is going to be matched from previous year questions but you will get a good idea regarding the format, question, level, etc.
You can use H.C.Verma's Physics book if you are at initial level of learning but if you have completed this book then try to attempt previous year questions.
For maths you can go through R.D.Sharma.
You can refer any competitive book for Chemistry.
But don't forget to focus on your boards also because top 20 percentile students of particular bords are going to give next 'Advance' exam.

Cash prize for the toppers by the government

Those who will secure 94%** and above then government will award them Rs.80,000* for 4-5 years as a scholarship.
For terms and condition see the government web site.
Condition is applicable for selected boards only.
some of you have applied for KVPY exam which is going to be held in the last week of September.
If you are preparing for Engineering then prepare it well.

New pattern of IIT-JEE confirmed(30-MAY-2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:13:00 +0530

After a long time we have the confirmed information regarding the pattern of IIT-JEE from 2013.The name has changed to Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test(ISEET).

In IIT-JEE there will be 2 test on single day.

1)There will be a 'MAIN TEST' which includes objective type questions.
this main test is of 50% and 50% will be from 12th board .

50%(Main test) + 50%(12th board)=100%

TOP 50,000 are going to be selected from above and they will be eligible for the next exam.

2) ADVANCE TEST:-

this advance test will follow the same criteria as previous IIT-JEE was conducting earlier.

Now after this exam:-

30%(Advance test) + 30%(Main test) + 40%(12th Board )=100%

from this aggregate, top 8000* are going to be IITians.

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Which Engineering suites me the best

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:44:00 +0530

Here you will find that which engineering suites you the best:-

Types of Engineering

There are about 200 types of engineering!

Just like music can be grouped into areas like rap, rock or country and western, the different types of engineering can be grouped into 7 different areas.

For more about different types of engineerings go to this link-Types of engineering(wikipedia)

But the main or startup engineerings are:-

Electronic and communication

Aeronautical
Biomedical
Mechanical
Chemical
Civil
Sustainability Design
Electrical and Electronics
Systems
Biomechanical
Photonics
Computer software
Computer hardware
Nuclear
Mineral
Agricultural

Aeronautical engineers and aerospace engineers design, manufacture and operate aircraft, spacecraft, missiles and rockets. The newest fighter jets and jumbo transport airline jets, as well as, the Space Shuttle owe their existence to these types of engineers. These engineering fields can trace their roots all the way back to Leonardo da Vinci as well as Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Wright Brothers.

Biomedical engineers apply engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. They combine the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals. By integrating physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational sciences with engineering principles, biomedical engineers develop innovative biologics, materials, processes, implants, and devices. These innovations are used to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases, to rehabilitate patients, and to improve health.

Mechanical engineers design, build and test machines, engines and other mechanical devices.

Chemical engineers design equipment and processes for large-scale chemical manufacturing, plan and test methods of manufacturing products and treating byproducts, and supervise production. Chemical engineers also work in a variety of manufacturing industries other than chemical manufacturing, such as those producing energy, electronics, food, pet food, clothing, and paper. They also work in health care, biotechnology, and business services.

Civil engineers plan, design, construct and maintain structures – such as buildings, roads, bridges and dams – that meet human needs.

Sustainable "green" design engineers comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability in their design of physical objects. These objects may range from small items for everyday use to large buildings, cities, and even the earth's physical surface. Sustainable design is closely aligned to environmental design and is a growing trend within the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning, engineering, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, and fashion design. The field of sustainable design is also referred to as green design, eco-design, or design for environment.

Electrical and electronics engineers design, develop, test and supervise the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment such as:
Broadcast and communications systems
Electric motors, machinery controls, and lighting and wiring in buildings, automobiles, aircraft, and radar and navigation systems
Power generating, controlling and transmission devices used by electric utilities

Systems engineers draw from many engineering fields and backgrounds to combine emerging technologies to create new ideas and materials. Systems engineering techniques are used in complex projects: from spacecrafts to chip design, from robotics to creating large software products to building bridges. Systems engineering uses a host of tools that include modeling and simulation, requirements analysis, and scheduling to manage large, complex projects.

Biomechanical engineers look at how engineering can be applied to the human body. Understanding the mechanics of how we walk and run, sit and stand, and bend and flex is used to design products that feel comfortable, provide safety, and enhance human performance. Backpack and clothing design, child safety car seats, and running shoes are just some of the products that biomechanical engineers use their knowledge and creativity to design and test.

Photonics is the science of generating, controlling, and detecting photons especially in the visible light spectrum. Photonics engineers use this science to understand and make use of the emission, transmission, amplification, detection, modulation, and switching of light. Photonics as a field really began in 1960 with the invention of the laser, and followed in the 1970s with the development of optical fibers as a medium for transmitting information using light beams. These inventions provided the infrastructure for the Internet.

Computer software engineers apply the quickly evolving principles and techniques of computer science, engineering and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing and evaluation of software and software systems.

Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop and test computer hardware and supervise its manufacture and installation. Hardware includes computer chips, circuit boards, computer systems and related equipment such as keyboards, modems and printers.

Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments and systems needed to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation. Nuclear engineers:
Operate nuclear power plants
Work with the disposal of nuclear waste
Develop nuclear power sources for spacecraft
Use radioactive materials for industrial and medical uses, such as equipment to diagnose and treat medical problems

Mineral engineers include mining, metallurgical and petroleum engineers, who are focused on extracting minerals from the ground and converting them to pure forms.

Agricultural engineers apply engineering technology and biological science to agriculture, and design agricultural machinery and equipment. Some specialties include:
Power systems and machinery design
Structures and the environment
Food and bioprocess engineering
Agricultural engineers also develop ways to conserve soil and water, and to improve the processing of agricultural products.

Now which one is your field :

If you have decided that which one engineering belongs to you then it is really good but still if you have not found any field interesting and still have interest on mechanics and technology then you should go for SYSTEM ENGINEERING because it includes many engineering techniques and also a good one to do research in different topics.

CBSE Class 10th Result 2013 (check your result here)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:10:00 +0530

CBSE Class 10th Result Date 2013 - Expected on May 16, 2013

There is only one official website which can show you the result.

below is the official website of cbse direct link for class 10 result 2013.

If you are not able to find your result status there then it is simply going to meant that the result has not been declared yet.

There is no other website which can show you the result except official one.so don't waste your time on other site they will just re-direct you from one site to another.

This is how the site appears in actual.if you don't find your result then wait for it.

earlier in 2011 the result was declared on 26th of may.so you can expect your result with in 16 to 26th of May.

check your result here :-

"1)Class 10th CBSE result(Official website)"

Download Microsoft Office 2010 free.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 9 May 2012 19:52:00 +0530

Microsoft Office 2010 (also called Office 2010 and Office) is a productivity suite for Microsoft Windows,and the successor to Microsoft Office 2007. Office 2010 includes extended file format support,user interface updates, and a changed user experience.A 64-bit version of Office 2010 is available, although not for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

On April 15, 2010, Office 2010 was released to manufacturing. The suite became available for retail and online purchase on June 15, 2010. Office 2010 is the first version to require product activation for volume license editions.

Office 2010 marks the debut of free online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, which work in the web browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari, but not Opera. Office Starter 2010, a new edition of Office, replaced the low-end home productivity software, Microsoft Works.

Microsoft's update to its mobile productivity suite, Office Mobile 2010, will also be released for Windows Phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7. In Office 2010, every application features the ribbon, including Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace (previously known as Groove), and the new Office Web Apps.

As of December 31, 2011, almost 200 million licenses to Office 2010 have been sold.

Microsoft Office 2010 free download

Below is the download link for MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010:-

1)Download torrent file here

After downloading click on the activate below:-

ACTIVATE

Activate link will provide you the product key.

Linkin Park-Living things

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 9 May 2012 19:34:00 +0530

Linkin park's LIVING THINGS is the latest album and going to be release on 26-june-2012.

this album includes 12 songs and they are as follows:-

No. Title Length

1. "Lost in the Echo"

2. "In My Remains"

3. "Burn It Down" click here to download

4. "Lies Greed Misery"

5. "I'll Be Gone"

6. "Castle of Glass"

7. "Victimized"

8. "Roads Untraveled"

9. "Skin to Bone"

10. "Until It Breaks"

11. "Tinfoil"

12. "Powerless

Burn it down was released on 16th of april and you can download it in .mp3 format.

You can also watch the video of this song below:-

In June 2011, lead singer Chester Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park had begun working on new material for their 5th album. He explained, "We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs."

The band's co-lead vocalist and rapper Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin served as producers for the album. "Typically we'll have a once-a-week meeting to go listen to the songs that they're coming up with and talk about them. For so early in the project, they are much further along than they have been on the last two albums we did. On A Thousand Suns there were still a lot of irons in the fire. We knew, 'OK, we can't do this forever. Let's leave this batch and we'll come back and address it when we start up again'", Rubin said. Bennington explained that Rubin "gives us spaces to just be ourselves and to work on our own...He gives us a clear and concise description of what he likes...He would like us to push ourselves into a more fresh take on that particular sound." He also stated that Shinoda guides the band through the process of each song, and called the team-up of Shinoda and Rubin "our golden ticket."

On April 15, 2012, Mike Shinoda posted a blog update confirming that the new album title will be Living Things and that the album will be available for pre-order through their website, starting April 16. Living Things will be released on June 26, 2012. On May 20, Linkin Park will perform at Billboard's Music Awards 2012.

Ubislate 7+ delivery date and latest video

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 9 May 2012 19:07:00 +0530

As 1/2 year has passed in just wait of delivery of ubislate 7+ due to so many delays,now one more delay has announced by datawind.
Tab which was going to be launch on 15th of april is now going to be launch on 25th of april OR 1st week of May.and delivery will end by 2nd week of June month for those who have paid in advance and after that delivery for those who have just booked the tab will be started.
Many of the people have received the e-mail regarding the confirmation about their payment which they have made.
They also get the info that ubislate 7+ will be delivered with in 6 weeks(1.5 month) with the mail.
As delivery is going to be start in may so many of the people are going to be with their tab till the end of may month and some of the people have still to wait.

While contacting with datawind customer care,they also providing different information regarding the delivery if call differently.so we can believe them in such condition.
And also the launch date has not announced officially so launch can easily be delayed to the month of may.
So don't believe datawind easily and those who have not made the payment should hold on and just wait.
Above information is provided only after contacting to datawind and from other resources..

please don't expect too much from datawind that they will start the delivery in 1st week of May and you will get the tab till 2nd week of may.which might not going to be true.

From the current information the delivery of the tab is going to be start from end of May month which simply means that we will get the tab in June.

It is not that the company has prepared or compiled its tab to start delivery,the tab's manufacture is still in progress so,the people who have paid for the tab in advance will also get the tab in June only,
the news is not good but the truth is truth and some of the above information was from Hindustan times,youtube video, and others which can't be false in any of the form.
So still we have to wait approximatle 1-month for the ubislate 7+.